Please answer my parrot poll:)

[laurenxah]

I'm currently doing a project about clipping the wings of exotic birds and would appreciate if you could fill in my quick survey to help with my research:) Thank you!

1. Do you have an exotic bird?
Yes/No
2. Which breed of bird do you have?

3. How many people have regular contact with the bird?

4. Where is the bird kept?
Inside/Outside
5. Is the bird...
Caged/Aviary/Loose
6. Does the bird have it's wings clipped?
Yes/No
7a. If yes, why do you have the birds wings clipped?
Easier to control/To prevent the bird escaping/To prevent the bird from hurting itself/Other; Specify ________
7b. If no, why don't you have the birds wings clipped?
It's not natural/Afraid of bad wing-clipping/Birds need exercise/Too expensive/Other; Specify ______
8a. Do you know anyone who has an exotic bird?
Yes/No
8b. If yes, have they got their wings clipped?
Yes/No
9. Do you agree with wing clipping?
Yes/No
10. Do you thing wing-clipping is done for the benefit of the owner or bird?
Owner/Bird

[cml]

I think it would help if you told us a little about why you are doing this, in what context it will be used and for what purpose!

[marie83]

I did something similar to this for a college dissertation type thing. People do like to know why your doing the survey. I also found the results were highly contradictory so think about how you word your questons even if you feel sure about them for example I asked "is is ever ok to clip a parrots wings.?" Most people ticked "its never ok" but then further on when I gave multiple choice answers to "in what circumstances fo you think clipping is acceptable" ticked no end of boxes despite still having a "never" box to tick. It made it very hard to get my results together- but it helped me find bad points and improvements to write for my evaluation.

[pennyandrocky]

1. I have 2 exotic birds
2. one male aged 7 and one female aged 9.
3.myself, my son, his dad and my neighbors have regular contact with my birds.
4.they are kept indoors during winter but they spend time outside when weather allows.
5.both are cage free unless they are sleeping.
6. neither are clipped.
7. it's natural for birds to fly they benefit physically/mentally from the exercise of flight.
8.yes, my cousin and aunt both have birds and they are clipped.
9. no.
10. I think wing clipping benefits the person more than the bird but I think most people think they're doing it for their bird out of fear of what they think will harm their birds if they are able to fly like escape or injury.

[Pajarita]

1. Do you have an exotic bird?
Yes
2. Which breed of bird do you have?
Cockatoos, grays, amazons, jardine, senegals, sun, jenday and quaker, cockatiels, budgies, gccs, canaries, finches
3. How many people have regular contact with the bird?
One, me.
4. Where is the bird kept?
Inside in their own birdrooms
5. Is the bird...
Canaries, finches and one Senegal are caged as well as the cockatiels and budgies (all handicapped), the rest are loose
6. Does the bird have it's wings clipped?
No
7a. If yes, why do you have the birds wings clipped?
7b. If no, why don't you have the birds wings clipped?
It's not natural, Birds need exercise, it's unkind
8a. Do you know anyone who has an exotic bird?
Yes
8b. If yes, have they got their wings clipped?
No
9. Do you agree with wing clipping?
No
10. Do you thing wing-clipping is done for the benefit of the owner or bird?
LOL - How could it be for the bird's benefit? Of course it's always the owner's.